GUIDONIA MONTECELIO, Italy — Brooks Koepka says the alternative LIV Golfing hopefuls who ignored out on a place in america Ryder Cup workforce must have performed higher to drive their approach into the combination.

Koepka is the one participant from LIV competing on this date’s Ryder Cup throughout each the U.S. and Europe groups. Koepka involves Rome having received his 5th main on the PGA Championship in Would possibly and likewise having fasten for 2d at this date’s Masters.

He was once certainly one of Zach Johnson’s captain’s selections, however the inclusion of simply Koepka from LIV brought about others to specific their sadness at having been lost sight of.

Bryson DeChambeau stated upcoming his LIV win in Chicago on Sept. 25: “There’s numerous people that I think Zach should have called out here, and we didn’t get that. I understand, I get it, but we’re nothing different. We’re still competing.”

When Koepka was once requested Wednesday at Marco Simone Golfing and Nation Membership whether or not LIV gamers were given an even anticipation to qualify for the Ryder Cup workforce on ratings issues, he spoke back: “I don’t make the decisions. It doesn’t — everybody had an opportunity to get there. I mean, I had the same opportunity as every other LIV player, and I’m here.

“Play games higher. That’s all the time the solution.”

With fellow LIV members like Ian Poulter, Sergio Garcia, Lee Westwood and Graeme McDowell missing out on the Europe side and DeChambeau joining Dustin Johnson in sitting out this year’s tournament, Koepka is alone in flying the LIV flag.

But he’s not recognizing the significance of that, nor does he feel like he’s representing LIV’s interests at the competition.

“I think like I’m representing america,” Koepka said. “That’s what I’ve were given at the entrance of my hat this life, in order that’s what I’m representing. It’s now not a gaggle of people in that warehouse room. We’re simply all one workforce, and that’s the way in which we expect. That’s what I consider, and I’m lovely certain everyone else there thinks that.”

And he also downplayed any notion the LIV Golf format could help make him a better Ryder Cup player.

“I heartless, you’re simply taking to play games a spherical of golfing and later the workforce ratings upload up on the finish. I don’t see how that has in point of fact any translation to this layout,” Koepka said.

“Yeah, you’re in a gaggle environment or like a workforce environment, however alternative than that, I don’t see the way it’s — we’re now not taking part in change shot or perfect ball I feel till Miami in 3 weeks, and that’s only a fit play games. You’ll handiest deal your self, so I supposition it could be like a Sunday out right here.”